India, Oct. 25 -- South Indian actor Dhanush is scheduled to meet over 3,000 women executives and volunteers of his official fan club on Sunday.

The development came days after the club was formally renamed from Dhanush Fans Clubs to "Dhanush Narpani Iyakkam" (Dhanush Welfare Movement), fuelling speculation about the actor's political debut.

According to people aware of the details, the 43-year-old actor is expected to hold the meeting at a private engineering college on the outskirts of Chennai. The campus has been decorated with banners and posters of the actor.

Speculation about Dhanush entering politics has grown since actor-politician C Joseph Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) came to power in Tamil Nadu in the assembly elect...